Archive for January, 2006
« Previous EntriesCatholic Bishops Comment on Life in Philippines
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines has issued a statement on “public life through moral values” in the
Philippines. I have posted the statement for download in a public file on my
website.
Poverty remains the heaviest burden our people bear–Catholic Bishops’Conference of thePhilippines
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has issued a statement on public life [...]
European Human Rights Centre
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006I received a nice note from Daniel at the European Human Rights Centre requesting a link to Perspectives. The Centre is a non-profit organization focussing attention on human rights and its website aggregates content from a variety of people around the world.
I’ll link to it as soon as I can do so safely. [...]
Koppel on Television News
Sunday, January 29th, 2006Ted Koppel weighs in on the state of
television news.
Ted Koppel weighs in on the state of television news and he doesn’t hold back. One key point, however, is not of critique but of strategy. He asks why television news operations seek to reach a demographic (18 to 34-year-olds) that seems uninterested in [...]
Disaster Response Follow-through
Sunday, January 29th, 2006How aid agencies follow-through after
collecting money for disasters is a topic guaranteed to generate debate. This
is especially true today in the aftermath of the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.
How aid agencies follow-through after collecting money for disasters is a topic guaranteed to generate debate. This is especially true today in the aftermath of the [...]
The Internet as Source of Community
Thursday, January 26th, 2006A new study by the Pew Internet Project
finds that the Internet can be a source of community when people are under
stress and activate their e-mail contacts to help them through.
A new study by the Pew Internet Project finds that the Internet can be a source of community when people are under stress and activate their [...]
A First-Person Account of Intimidation in the Philippines
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Father Rolando de Leon is a parish priest
who is actively working with poor people in central Luzon District. He received
a death threat in October, 2005 and recounts how the threat was made through the
offering during congregational worship.
This podcast is a first-person account by Father Rolando de Leon, a parish priest who is working with [...]
Day-trip to Southern Sudan
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006I have posted photos of a day-trip to
Southern Sudan at this link: http://web.mac.com/larryhol/iWeb/LarryHollon/Southern%20Sudan.html
I have posted photos of a day-trip I made to southern Sudan as part of my visit to Uganda to research community-based radio. A small number of United Methodist Sudanese are re-developing congregational life in southern Sudan now that a peace agreement [...]
Human Rights Delegation Photos
Friday, January 20th, 2006This page contains a few photos of the visit
of the United Methodist Delegation on Human Rights in the
Philippines.
I have posted a few photographs of the visit of The United Methodist Delegation on Human Rights in the Philippines. This link will take you to the page.
Abuse of Medicine Could Make Malaria Untreatable
Friday, January 20th, 2006Brenda Wilson’s report on NPR’s Morning
Edition rang the alarm about the practice of some companies selling single
capsule of malaria medications, a practice that threatens to build immunity to
the disease making it untreatable. This could led to incurable malaria within a
decade according to the report.
(Revised 7:40 am EST, Jan. 20.)
Reporter Brenda Wilson’s story on [...]
Community-based radio in Uganda
Thursday, January 19th, 2006This is a link to photos of community-based
radio stations I visited in Uganda last week.
I have posted photos of community-based radio stations I visited in Uganda last week. As you see, the stations are very basic. These stations attempt to serve audiences that are not being served by commercial stations. Community-based radio [...]
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